: a carbonated soft drink colored usually with caramel and flavored usually with extracts from kola nuts
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cost-of-living adjustment
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cost-of-living allowance
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024
To put the ranking into perspective, 20 years ago, Dr Pepper was tied at sixth place with Sprite among the U.S. cola sales.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 4 June 2024
Take care not to spill the hot cola or otherwise burn yourself.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
In the back is a moody, intimate lounge that mixes drinks such as the Tomb of the Fizzy Kitty (with ingredients like scotch, fernet, black-cherry cola, and lime).
—Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2024
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That means your recycled cola bottle likely isn’t coming back as another beverage container.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024
To put the ranking into perspective, 20 years ago, Dr Pepper was tied at sixth place with Sprite among the U.S. cola sales.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 4 June 2024
Take care not to spill the hot cola or otherwise burn yourself.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
In the back is a moody, intimate lounge that mixes drinks such as the Tomb of the Fizzy Kitty (with ingredients like scotch, fernet, black-cherry cola, and lime).
—Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Cola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cola. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
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